Table 1. RNA yield from different tissues of A. mexicana, using the described extraction procedure.


Tissues

OD1 ratios

Total RNA2
μg/g FW

260/230

260/280

Capsule

2.05

1.88

155 (36)

Stem

1.89

1.94

123 (22)

Leaf

1.91

1.92

126 (27)

Root

1.83

1.75

174 (57)

Cell cultures

1.87

1.70

192 (29)

    

1OD, Optical density.
2Average of three independent repetitions, with standard deviation between brackets.


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